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Orme Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 05:24:51 +0000

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Orme Mill at Waterhead in Oldham was built in 19089 by the Orme Ring Mill Ltd for cotton spinning. Initially it housed 62,000 ring spindles. It was designed by architects F. W. Dixon & Son. The Lancashire Cotton Corporation took over in the 1930s and production finished in 1960. The mill was passed on to Ferranti in 1964, and is now in multiple usage.

Greenacres Road

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:36:58 +0000

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There are some nice brick and terracotta details on this terrace in Greenacres Road, Oldham. The wall copers and the terracotta porch details and lintels immediately caught my eye.

Co-operative No.17

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:26:38 +0000

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Co-operative terracotta at the former No.17 branch of the Oldham Society. Lovely art nouveau font.

Devon Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:29:35 +0000

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Devon Mill in Oldham was constructed in 1908 by Devon Mill Ltd to the design of G Stott. In 1915 it was operating 91,000 spindles. During the 1950s it was taken over by the Cyril Lord group and production ceased in 1962. It has since been used as a mail order warehouse and is currently split into commercial units.

Regent Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:16:57 +0000

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Regent Mill, Failsworth is a Grade II listed former cotton spinning mill in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. It was built by the Regent Mill Co Ltd. in 1905, and purchased by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1930. Courtaulds Group took over in 1964. On ceasing textile production it was occupied by Pifco Ltd, and now by domestic appliance supplier Salton Europe Ltd. The enginehouse in the foreground contained an 1800 hp twin tandem compound engine by Buckley & Taylor. It became a ring mill with 60,000 spindles in 1915, all provided by Platt Brothers.

Escape route

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:15:44 +0000

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Chadderton Mill was designed by P. S. Stott (his first mill) and built in 1885 by the Chadderton Mill Co Ltd. Spinning ended in 1989 and then it reverted to doubling, and finally winding, before being sold by Courtaulds to Shiloh Spinners who continued working here until June 2000.

Gasholder

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:07:51 +0000

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A rare sight these days is a spiral gasholder still in use. This example is at a sewage works in Chadderton.

Mill entrance

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:22:05 +0000

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Coke ovens

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:58:30 +0000

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Jubilee Colliery at Crompton near Oldham. This pit, which was once operated by Platt Bros, closed in 1932. These are the bases of two of the beehive coke oven that were on the site.

Earl Mill, Hathershaw 05

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 06:33:05 +0000

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This cotton spinning mill at Hathershaw, Oldham, was originally built in 1860 and then rebuilt 1891 to the design of architect PS Stott. Production ceased in 1933 and the mill was used as an army barracks and then a demobilisation centre before becoming a mail order warehouse in 1953. It is now converted to business units.

Pioneer - Buxton

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:26:52 +0000

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It appears that these bricks were not made in Buxton although The Pioneer Blue Brick & Fire Clay Co. Ltd. is listed in Kelly's 1904 edition with F. Cowley Smith as secretary & the central offices address of Terrace Road, Buxton.

In 1908. The Pioneer Blue Brick & Fireclay Co. is listed as operating the Thornlee mine (fireclay) at Grotton, Lees near Oldham with Thomas Jones as manager. although by that time the mine is recorded as discontinued. The Grotton brickworks started in 1854, and operated in the 1880s by Messrs Shaw & Heyes as the 'Lancashire and Yorkshire Blue Brick and Fireclay Works'. By 1900 it was known as the 'Pioneer Glazed Brickworks'. From 1943 the production of drainage pipes commenced and this kept the works running until closure in 1983 at which time it was owned by local guilders G & S Bloor.

Quite why the Pioneer Company stamped Buxton on the bricks rather than Grotton or Lees will have to remain a mystery.

Thanks to Martyn Fretwell for finally sorting out the source of these bricks.

Belgrave No.3 Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:52:11 +0000

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The No.3 Mill in the Belgrave complex was built to the design of F. W. Dixon and Son in 1910. It was electrically powered from the start.Spinning ceased in 1960 after which it has been used for clothing production and later for the manufacture of foam, polyester and feathers for the furniture and clothing industries.

DHB Co Crompton

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:45:39 +0000

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This brick was seen at the Jubilee Colliery site in Crompton. It has not yet proved possible to identify the maker.

Ace Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:42:40 +0000

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The Ace Mill was built in 1914 as the Gorse No.2 Mill, to the design of P.S. Stott. A 2000hp Urmson & Thompson engine was installed. Immediately requisitioned for aircraft production in WWI, cotton spinning did not begin until 1919 at which time it was renamed by the owners, Ace Mill Ltd. Later ownership included the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s, and Courtaulds Ltd in 1964 until production ended in 1967. The mill is currently occupied by electrical equipment company MEM-Delta.

many players... one team

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:11:58 +0000

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Seen on a notice in Chadderton Town Hall. I hate this type of local authority slogan. All very PC but little evidence that they actually mean it. In this case it appears to be a rapidly shrinking team if the newspaper reports are to be believed. The past few years have seen many jobs lost in this team.

www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news/74426/290...

Chadderton Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:52:12 +0000

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Designed by P. S. Stott (his first mill) and built in 1885 by the Chadderton Mill Co Ltd, the Chadderton Mill saw a number of extensions over the next fifty years. Spinning ended in 1989 and then it reverted to doubling, and finally winding, before being sold by Courtaulds to Shiloh Spinners who continued working here until June 2000. The engine installed was by Hick, Hargreaves & Co and produced 1,100hp.

Buckleys Lowside

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:48:01 +0000

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Rothwell and Ephraim Buckley were working the drift mine known as Lowside Colliery on Glodwick Lows, Oldham, from c1910 until 1938. Immediately to the east was the Lowside Brickworks that appears to have opened after 1900 and was gone by the early 1950s.

Ace Mill, Chadderton

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:34:05 +0000

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Majestic Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:19:27 +0000

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The Majestic Mil in Lees, Oldham, was built in 1903 for the Majestic Mill Co, to the design of F.W. Dixon. Power was supplied by a 1600hp engine by J.W. McNaught. Cortaulds purchased the mill from the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1964 and spinning continued until 1982. Since then it has been used as a textile warehouse and is now in multiple occupation.

Terracotta details

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:05:07 +0000

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Decorative details on the former County Court Building, Church Lane, Oldham. The cream terracotta decoration on this Grade II listed building was specified by the architect (Sir) Henry Tanner who was Principal Architect for H M Office of Works when it was completed in 1894.